Connecticut western news., 1887-07-06
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.


 from Many Redundant Columns. The work of laying l7,OOO feet of under ground telegraph cable in Washington for the use of tho district fro alarm and telegraph service was completed.
 Two icebergs are reported near Cape Race drifting southward. They are in dangerous locality for vessels passing at night or during afog.
 A man named Hobbs shot and fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff Green of Hancock county, Tenn, who attempted to arrest him for shooting man at Sneedville. Green then shot and killed Hobbs.
 George C. Klehm, Chairman of the County Board of Chicago, has offered to turn States evidence in the poodle cases. klehm Is more couversant with all the ins and outs of the foard's affairs than any other person under indictment, except possibly McGariSle. The offer Is unconditional, Klehm trusting to the generosity of ths States Attorney, who has not Yet signtied his intentions,
 William kellow, Wm. Pcngilly, James Van derslig and PSul Hastings, four Engllshmen, were instantly killed at the Vulcan minc at Norway, Mich. They were coming out of the m!nc iu cage. Some men above allowed 8 tram car to get away and go laundering down tue shaft, where it struck the cage. Kellow was single man agsd IS. The others leave widows and large families.
 William kissane fled demurrer in tine San Francisco court against the suit of the Chemical Bank and asks its dismiss al, with costs.
 President Beach, of Wesleyan University, has been removed by the Board of Trustees after having been twice requested to resign. The burden of the testimony at the Wards Island (N. 1.) Insane Asylum investigation was that all abuses arose fl om the overcrowd- ed state of the building.
 -Dr. McGlynn returned to New York; and in an interview reaffirmed that the Roman au- thorities desired representative of the Church to fill Q diplomatic position at Wash ington.
 Jacob Sharp was convicted of bribery in New York, but the jury recommended him to mercy. The jury was out only fifteen min utes and took one ballot Sharp, who was stunned by the re suit, Is in Ludlow Street Jail.
 Tho City Marshal of Brownsville, New, was killed by desperado whom he was trying to arrest
 Chicago was agitated over the circulation of rumor that the anarchists have been granted . new trial.
 The powder works of Lafin $ Rand, at Wayne, N. J., exploded. Three employees were blown to pieces and others were injured. Lee Tong, Chinese Freemason, was buried in New York with peculiar ceremonies by his countrymen.
 A Berlin lawyer left his native city to bet ter his fortunes in New York, but ended by shooting himself. He did hardly any business and was in debt for his board.
 The Board of Supervisors of Richmond county (Staten Island) N. Y., have appointed . committee to make arrangements for 8 spe- cial mee ing of parties interested in the pro- posed Worlds Fair of 1892, for the purpose of selecting site.
 Congressman Joseph G. Cannon, of the Fifteenth Illinois district, is planning to make and extended trip to Europe in the hope of regaining his health, which has become i'm paired.
 An effort is being made to locate the wreck of the British sloop-of-war De Brook, which was sunk near the site of the Delaware Breakwater 1O0 years ago, with SIG, ,O0O, 900 in treasure on board.
 Two thousand Southern California G. A. R. veterans will attend the National Encamp- ment at St. Louis.
 -Ex-Gov. Anson P. Morrill, of Maine has suffered partial stroke of paralysis. Hopes are entertained of his recovery. He is s4 years old.
 Tho "Anti-Italian Nui~ance Association of Rochester are making an earnest effort to clear out a colony of filthy Dagos in that city. The reports that settlers will offer armed resi.tance to eviction from the Maxwell land grant in New Mexico are denied. It is said mo- of the settlers are anxious to make terms with the owners.
 Robert G. Lydstone, aged IF, shot himself ct his home in Chicago, and died almost iul- mediately. The lad had been betting on horse races, and had lost some of his employ CTS money.
 Tho American Institute of Homeopathy is in session at Saratoga. President Orme in his annual address urged the adop ion of series of resolutions to the effect that the institute adhere to it's object, that it refutes tho imputa- tions cast upon the early practitioners, denies that tho Eonoepathists trade upon name" and criticises those who refuse to affiliate with the hom9opathists.
 -Neriah Lewis, living near Franklin, Ky., while mentally deranged, went to the farm of Wm. Roach, shot and instantly killed John Roach and wounded Roach's brother. He then drove back to his fathers house, and, after driving out al, the family, took possession of the building. A oSse who had started in pur- su,t were fired upon by Lewis and driven bacs Lewis them shot and fatally wounded himself
 Andy Tolliver, who was wounded at the Morehead, Ky, fight, died of his wounds while being conveyed under arrest to More head.
 August Berning shot his wife dead and then killed himself. They had been married only five months, and Berning had become Jealous.
 Two murderers, condemned to be hanged : on July 12, were released from an Idaho jail by 8 horse thief and his wife.
 Yellow fever is increasing in power and virulence in Key West. Two negroes who set fire to the Virginia Jail in order to escape perished by their act of incendiarism.
 Timothy Fahey, aged twenty-three, ant stephen Madlgan. aged eighteen, are in jail a Buffalo, charged with manslaughter in killing Bridget Quinn, who was struck with beel bottle on the head in quarrel, and died.
 Oscar Graves, thirty-six years old, sen fenced to the Connecticut State Prison for Tiff. four years ago, for killing the railway station agent at Burnside, escaped.
 Tho mutual charges between General Rob bins, Inspector General of Rifle Practice, an6 Lieutenant Pasoo will be investigated by the Executive Committee of the National Rifle As sociation.
 Policeman Hahn, of New York, was found responsible for ''Life-saving Jack" Hussey's death by the Coroner's jury and committed to jail.
 The Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn intends to become Knight of Labor and to work here after in the interest of that organization, s part of bis time at least, with 8 view of dissem mating his land theories.
 Both the Republican and Democratic Ter ritorial committees of Utah have declined tt act politically with the Mormons or to send delegates to their conventions.
 While a fire was in progress at 555 South Clark street, Chicago, Mrs. James Troyer was fatally injured while jumping from the third story window.
 Mrs. Sarah Ellen Robinson, of Philadel phia, who charged the Rev. Dr. Thomas B. Miller with having performed criminal op eration upon her, is dead.
 A temporary flooring under the Concor- dia Church, at Brockport, N. Y., gave way dur ing the service, precipitating 3 large number of people to the cellar. About twenty persons were injured some of them seriously. Charle: Schrader, whose back was injured, will proba ply die.
 Never before have prospects for crops o all kinds in the vicinity of Chicago been SC bad as now, owing to the severe drought. Nc rain has fallen in Dupage county for months and the dairy and all other farming interests are aufferino greatly